Social Worker Complex Care

Location Brent
Salary £30.00 - £32.50 per hour
Discipline
South and North Complex teams are looking for 2 locum swrs, who have:
1. A sound knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (principles and process),
2. Direct experience of completing/working with relevant others (professionals/customer/families), to complete the NHS Checklist and of
3. Representing the Local Authority in the ‘Decision Support Tool’ (DST) meeting convened by health colleagues designed to determine eligibility for continuing healthcare funding.

The successful candidate will be expected to lead on cases coming into the respective teams, which require the input of social workers at meetings arranged by the Clinical Commissioning Group, to determine funding eligibility. They will also have the skills to take on other complex casework as required.

The individual will, of course, be a qualified swr and have up-to-date registration with Social Work England.